Veteran
of the United States Marine Corps. Boot camp at
Parris Island, South Carolina. Stationed at Kaneohe
Marine Corps Base; Misawa, Japan, and two tours
at sea with the U.S.S. Carl Vinson and the U.S.S.
Saratoga naval battle groups, respectively. Worked
in military intelligence as a Russian Linguist.
Meritoriously promoted to Non-Commissioned Officer
status. Selected twice for Marine of the month and
once for Marine of the Quarter. Graduate of The
Ohio State University (B.A., 90 and J.D.,
93). Currently living in McKinney, Texas (just North
of Dallas) and practicing law in the area of estate
planning.

Graduated
from OSU in 1981, former USMC Captain, Harrier pilot
and flight instructor. Medically retired in 1992
with benign tumor in the right eye. VP/Founding
Partner of Pretium
Partners, a sales performance improvement firm
in Columbus, OH. Currently serving as the Military/Veterans
Division Chairman for the UA Fourth of July parade.
Semper Fi!

Joined
the USAF in January of 1978 and worked in the
procurement field during my career. My first duty
station was Andrews AFB, Maryland (1978 -1981)
where I provided support for the 89 MAW (Air Force
One), the Pentagon, HQ Air Force Systems Command,
and HQ Military Airlift Command. Tour highlight
was being a part of the Inauguration of Ronald
Regean. Left Andrews for an duty at Williams AFB,
AZ (1981-1986). Our mission at Williams AFB was
to provide basic flight instruction for pilots.
I was amazed at how many people from Ohio I met
there. Andersen AFB, Guam (1986-1990). The only
overseas SAC base at the time. The best part of
this assignment was being deployed to Darwin Australia
on routine bomber deployments for training and
for Operation "Pitch Black". Arrived
at Mac Dill AFB in Tampa, FL in September 1990.
At the time Mac Dill provided graduate pilot training
in the F-16 Falcon. Half the base was deployed
in support of Desert Shield. Mac Dill also hosts
the two Unified Commands of Special Operations
Command and US Central Command. Deployed to Saudi
a Arabia in support of Desert Storm. I took early
retirement in 1995 as part of the downsizing of
the military. I'm currently the Manager of Procurement
and Contracts for the Central Florida Regional
Transportation Authority (LYNX) in Orlando Florida.
If you're ever down this way, drop a line.

Enlisted
member working in the Contracting field. Participated
in the innuaguration of President Reagan in 81.
Stationed at Andrews AFB, Williams AFB, Anderson
AFB and MacDill AFB. Desert Shield Desert Storm
Veteran.

Lieutenant
Colonel in the U.S. Army Cavalry and Armor Corps.
Served with the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Armored
Division, and the 101st Airborne Division during
tours in Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan as well as
many domestic assignments.

Once
even trained with James Haunty USMC, class of
1996, in a combined, joint exercise in the Republic
of Georgia.

Ray
Link and Greg joined the Marines together
in 1972 - Following graduation from UAHS they
attended Boot Camp together at Parris Island,
South Carolina. Greg served as an Enlisted Marine
and a Commissioned Officer until retiring as a
Major in 1995. This included service with conventional
and Special Operations units in combat in Beirut,
Panama and Desert Storm. Subsequently Greg completed
another combat tour in Iraq as a Private Military
Contractor with the Multinational Force. He is
currently a member of the Federal Civil Service
assigned to the United States Marine Corps Forces,
Special Operations Command (MARSOC)."

Major
Mark Bright learned to fly a glider first, and then
soloed in a Cessna. He was active in the Civil Air
Patrol while he was in high school, and then attended
Parks College in St. Louis, Missouri where he was
in ROTC and graduated with an Aeronautical Business
Degree. He went into the USAF and learned to fly
fighter jets, the T-38 trainer and the F-4 fighter
jet. He served in Vietnam and was stationed in Udon,
Thailand and flew combat missions in an F-4 fighter
jet. He served in the Reserve USAF and flew F-16
out of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton,
Ohio. He retired a Major in the USAF. Mark Bright
was also a commercial airline pilot for Northwest
Airlines. Mark passed away in 2007.

Major
in the USMC. I am a graduate of UAHS, currently
serving on an exchange with the US Navy SEALS, just
returned from Iraq. I have served in Kosovo (1999),
two tours in Afghanistan (2001, 2002), and Iraq
(2003). I currently live in Virginia Beach, VA.
Semper Fidelis.

I
served as an Accounting and Finance Officer in the
United States Air Force from 1969-1973 with assignments
in Nebraska, Thailand and Germany. Afterwards, I
continued to work for the Air Force and the Department
of Defense as a civilian employee with jobs in Colorado,
Germany and Maine. My final assignment for 13 years
was the Director of the Defense Finance and Accounting
Service center in Limestone, Maine, with 625 employees,
and I retired in 2008 with 39 years of service to
the Department of Defense.

Retired
after 2 years active duty and 18 years in the
active reserves. Entered as an ENSIGN and retired
as a CAPTAIN, NC, USNR. Active duty was served
at St. Albans Naval Hospital, L.I., New York,
1966-1968.

I
served in the US Army Reserves as a 1st Lieutenant
in Signal Corps from 1970 to 1978. I was a Distinguished
Military Student in ROTC at Harvard, the last contingent
to conduct exercises on grounds of the University
(today they are held at MIT and Tufts). I was a
recipient of the Armed Forces Service Medal and
later served as President of the Memorial Day Association
of Georgia and Avenue of Flags.

Retired as a LTC after 20 years of service in the
USAF. Two tours in Southeast Asia in 1969-1970,
awarded a Silver Star. During the balance of my
career I had various assignments including operational
missions in the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Falcon.
I retired in 1988 after commanding an F-16 fighter
squadron.

Charles
Dawson, Class of 85, currently serving
in the Ohio Army National Guard in Taji, Iraq. I
am attached to the 1483rd Transportation Company
out of Walbridge, Ohio. I enlisted in the Army National
Guard in 1990 and served for 8 years to 1998. I
reenlisted in 2006. I am due to return home toward
the end of June, 2010.

Six
months of active duty for basic training and airborne
radio operator training, then 5 1/2 years of one
weekend a month and two weeks each summer. After
my first year they upgraded the radios and eliminated
the radio operator position so I cross trained
as a Load Master in order to keep my flight status.
The only out of country tour I was sent on was
a weekend flight to Puerto Rico.

Dave
is currently the Public Affairs Officer for the
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
based out of Schofield Barracks, HI and currently
deployed to Jalalabad, Afghanistan where he'll return
to Hawaii in the spring of 2012.

Ted
Eisenman, served in the U.S. Navy from Dec 1976
- January 1997. Spent most of my time in the Navy
in the field of communications. Some highlights
were: Iranian Hostage Crisis, Freedom of Navigation
Operations off the coast of Libya, Capture of the
Achille Lauro Terrorists, participated in Desert
Shield/Storm while assigned to U.S. Central Command.
My retirement took place in the Pentagon among a
lot of new friends. Currently working as a Federal
Contractor supportingthe Navy in the Northern Virginia
area.

I
was a Civil Engineer Corps Officer in the US Navy
from 1969 to 1989 and have been retired for more
than 20 years. LCDR, CEC, USN-R, 1969 TO 1989.
I served in Vietnam, Okinawa, Tokyo, and the east
and west coast of the USA. In 2004, I spent 6
months in Baghdad working on the reconstruction
Program for Berger-URS JV overseeing the Security
and Justice Sector. I am in front of a downed
F-4 in Da Nang, RVN in 1971 on Monkey Mountain.
The second picture is in the ancient city of Ur,
Iraq during a field trip while working with the
Army Corps of Engineers. Here is another picture
when I was the Operations Officer fr NMCB 3 from
1977 to 1979.

Year
and a half: Army Enlisted Reserve
Four years: Cadet, US Military Academy, West Point
Five and a half years: US Army, mostly as Nuclear
Officer in the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Two and a half years: Captain, US Army Reserves

I
graduated from the US Air Force Academy and The
University of Texas. I've been an instructor pilot
in the T-38, C-12, C-141, T-37 and the T-6, and
been to 88 countries and Antarctica -- some missions
more enjoyable than others (Iraq, Uganda, Saudi,
Zaire, etc).

Local
resident and graduate of Upper Arlington High
School ('02) and The Ohio State University ('06)
LTjgMatthew
A. Goetz, USN, recently returned from
his work as Operations Officer aboard hospital
ship USNS COMFORT in Port au Prince, Haiti. LTjg
Goetz managed boat and helicopter medical evacuations,
on-site field hospital assessment teams, patient/procedure
tracking, International Non-Governmental Organization
coordination, and continued logistical support
for the ship's two months mission.

Following
his transition into the Naval Reserve this summer,
Matthew will attend the Harvard Graduate School
of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, working
toward a Master of Education (Ed.M) in Secondary
Education. His professional focus as a practitioner
is redevelopment of international education infrastructure,
with future work to include close ties to UN efforts
in countries undergoing reconstruction.

Retired
United States Air Force Lt. Col: 23 years of service
in the Nurse Corps: Flight Nurse/Instructor Republic
of the Philippines, Consultant for Emergency Trauma
Nursing to the USAF Surgeon General, Hospital
Commander deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 2002.

Graduated
from The Ohio State University with a BSN in 1982.
Graduated from the University of Texas Health
Science Center Houston with an MSN in 1992. Graduated
from the University of Maryland Health Science
Center Baltimore in 2000 with a Ph.D.

Currently
the Director of Health Promotions at Travis AFB,
CA Married in 1986 to Randy Edward Nelson of Seattle
retired USAF F4 Phantom pilot

I
have been in the Navy since graduating from Ohio
State in 1998. After a couple of years in flight
school I did my first fleet tour stationed in
Atsugi, Japan for 3 years flying the F-18C/E from
2002-2005. My follow on tour was in Pensacola,
Florida as a flight instructor from 2005-2008,
and I am currently on a 12 month tour in Bahrain
supporting the Global War on Terror.

I
served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982-1992 as an
Air Intelligence Officer. I was stationed in South
Korea for a year and had temporary duty in both
Japan and the Philippines. I was also stationed
stateside in Mississippi, Colorado, Texas and Ohio
at Wright Patterson AFB. My husband, Michael is
a 1981 Air Force Academy graduate who retired (
Lt. Col) from active duty in 2001. We now reside
with our two children in Chicago. I am very proud
and thankful that so many UA graduates have/are
serving our country.

I
was a combat medic and then continued my education
to become a 91C LPN in the US Army Reserves. I
was part of the 2289th USAH then went to the 2076th
USAR School to teach the 91B Medical Specialist
Course.

1989-2008
US Air Force. Served as a C-5 Galaxy Crew Chief,
C-5 Galaxy Flight Engineer, Senior Maintenance Operations
Controller, and Senior Command Post Controller.
Stations included Travis AFB, Dover AFB, and finally
Nellis AFB. Served in '91 Gulf War, and 2003-2004
OIF in Baghdad, Iraq. Flew all over the world on
the C-5 and really loved that F.E. job! Now I produce
audio books and music in my studio.

I
am a graduate of UAHS, class of 1978. I proudly
served 20 years in the US Coast Guard and retired
as a Chief Warrant Officer. I currently work in
Information Technology and live in Ventura, California.

Graduated
from Iowa State in 1977 and joined the Army in early
1978. Served 8 1/2 years on active duty, leaving
as a Captain. Got into insurance management and
worked for Provident Life and Accident and American
United Life Insurance Company in several positions.
Also stayed in the US Army Reserve and am a Colonel.
Currently am a Field Vice President for the Group
Division. However, am currently on military leave
and preparing to go to Iraq for a one year deployment.
Am a Colonel and will be advising an Iraqi National
Police Division, and heading a team of 158 advisors.
Coincidently, Col Kevin McClinn is in the unit I
was recently Deputy Commander for and we have discussed
our UA days.

I graduated from UAHS class of 2004. I earned my
degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Central
State University and Commissioned in 2010 as a 2LT,
United States Army. I am stationed at Fort Bliss,
TX and served one tour in Afghanistan. I am transitioning
out to the Reserves/Guard later this year.

Served
as a meteorologist in the Air Weather Service
for 21.5 years. Completed overseas tours in Germany,
Korea, and Puerto Rico. During 21.5 years, was
able to put out forecasts for the entire northern
hemisphere. Spent 11 years enlisted and 10.5 years
commissioned. Retired as a Captain.

Major
in the United States Marine Corps who is currently
serving as a Battalion Operations Officer. I have
served two tours in Iraq (2003 and 2009). Serving
as a Battalion Executive Officer while stationed
in Hawai'i.

I
served in the US Air Force from 1967-1971. I trained
in Russian language at Syracuse University, and
was stationed at Karamursel, Turkey, 1969-1970 as
a Russian Linguist.
Last year of service at Castle AFB, CA.

Active
duty LDO Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy currently
stationed at CCSG-10 in Norfolk, VA.. Prior AW
and Naval Search and Rescue swimmer. 25 years
of service April 2010. Currently preparing for
my 7th long deployment onboard a nuclear carrier.
I'd like to thank all military members your service.
It is most honorable the sacrifices you have made
for your country and away from your families and
friends.

Tyler
joined the National Guard soon after graduating
from Upper Arlington in 2002. As an infantry specialist
assigned to B-Co 1-115th/TF 118, he was deployed
to Iraq in 2005 as a saw gunner in a mobilized Humvee
unit. Upon returning to the states after this tour
Tyler was nominated as a soldier of the year candidate
and eventually was awarded the honor of Soldier
of the Year for the state of Maryland. Tyler was
unable to compete nationally as he was once again
deployed to Iraq in mid-2007 as a Sergeant, commanding
a Humvee unit. Tyler returned to the States in 2008
after two successful tours abroad in combat zones.
He is now married to Stacie Green and they reside
in Baltimore Maryland where he is retired from the
military.

US
Army from 1971 - 1996. Enlisted and then attended
and graduated from West Point in1976. Retired as
a Lieutenant Colonel. Armor and Russian Foreign
Area Officer. Desert Storm in 1991. Iraq and Afghanistan
as a supporting contractor.

Bobby
Lane, Class of 2005

Serving
active duty at Camp Lejuene as United States Marine.
Bobby has already completed a tour of duty in Iraq.

Infantry
Officer commissioned at West Point. Served in
active Army until April 85. Served in Army Reserve
June 88 - May 95 as Transportation Corps Officer.
Was part of Desert Storm in December 90 in Germany
to ship vehicles and equipment to Gulf. Deployed
to Saudi Arabia in the Summer of 91 to send vehicles
and equipment to their home station.

After
OCS and Supply Corps School, I served as Assistant
Supply Officer aboard USS Henrico (APA-45), a
fast attack transport, and as Supply Officer aboard
YRBM-18, the headquarters for two 10-boat PBR
squadrons in the Mekong Delta.11.

1978 was a big year for me. Within a few months
that Spring, I earned my Eagle Scout, joined the
Ohio Army National Guard, earned the Northwest
La Sertoma Youth Service Award, and graduated
from UAHS.

During my time in service I jumped out of jets
with a parachute, built airfields in Alaska, went
downhill skiing with the Turkish Olympic ski team,
cleared live minefields in Korea, served on the
faculty at Ball State University, Built schools
in Honduras, led a special team to recover a B24
Liberator that crashed in France in 1944, attended
Christmas mass in Heidelberg, Germany, constructed
base camps for Iraqi security forces, and stood
up a new 11,000-member Expeditionary Sustainment
Command in nine states. It wasnt just a
job

I
am a class of 77 graduate serving on Active Duty
with the National Guard. I have served in Armor,
Cavalry and Aviations units. Presently I am assigned
to the Eastern Army Aviation Training Site where
I am serving as the Command Sergeant Major and
School Commandant. I plan on retiring from the
military in 2014 after 30 years.

I am currently a Master Sergeant in the US Air Force,
serving at Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio. I have accomplished
overseas tours in Turkey, Bahrain, and Iraq amongst
various other locations. I am a Logistics Management
Specialist.

I took Army ROTC at Ohio State because I got a low
number (92) on the draft lottery. That was a big
mistake. Although, I got good grades in ROTC, there
were attempts to dis-enroll me from the program
and draft me. I graduated and was commissioned in
June, 1973, but had to wait until next April to
go in. That shot my chances of finding a permanent
full-time job. I was in the Army Corps of Engineers
at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. That branch was closest
to my major. After a few months, they determined
I wasn't officer material and they sent me home.
If I knew back then what I know now I would never
have gone in, even if that meant going to Canada.
It was the Army that made me a Democrat.

During this time, SFC Mitchell performed as a
soloist for many heads of state, some of which
include, President Gerald Ford, Korean President
Chun Doo Hwan, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl,
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, HRH
Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Beatrix of the
Netherlands, and King Badoiun of Belgium. Military
awards include: the Meritorious Service Medal,
Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal,
4 awards of the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean
defense Service Medal and the German Shutzenschnurr
in silver. The German Schutzenschnurr is a marksmanship
award in 3 levels, gold being the highest, followed
by silver, then bronze. The corresponding American
awards would be expert, followed by sharpshooter,
then marksman.

I'm
currently living in Ashburn VA (Greater Washington
DC metro area) where I'm a director of music ministries
as well as a private music teacher/free-lance
musician.

Served
in the Marine Corps infantry. Went to OCS in 1983
and became a pilot in the US Navy. Flew the A-6E
Intruder on the USS Ranger (CV-61) during operations
Desert Storm, Southern Watch and in support of the
Marine landings in Somalia. Retired as a Commander
in the Naval Reserve.

July
1965 to July 1971:121st Tactical Fighter Squadron,
Ohio Air National Guard. Served on active duty
from November 1967 to July 1969 during Vietnam
War, assigned to Korea, Kunsan, Osan & Taegu
Air Force bases during tour.

David
is currently serving in the United States Air Force
since 1999. He is now working in the Air Force OSI
as a criminal investigator and has been a USAF High
Power Rifle Team member since 2007. His past assignments
include Eglin AFB (FL), Offutt AFB (NE), Geilenkirchen
ABS (Germany), Wright-Patterson AFB (OH), and Pope
AFB (NC).

Command
Sergeant Major Pfeifer began his military career
at 17, when he enlisted in the Army Reserve in
June of 1969. His first assignment was the 366th
Medical Detachment, Veterinary Services, as a
91R, Food Inspection Specialist. In 1974 CSM Pfeifer
transferred to the 367th Public Affairs Detachment,
where he was the Art Director for the 83rd ARCOM
monthly magazine. CSM Pfeifer, then Specialist
5 Pfeifer, was discharged from the Army in June
of 1975, the same day that he graduated from The
Ohio State University. In August of 1983, He re-enlisted
into the 2078th USARF School as the Asst. Operations
NCO. He quickly moved through various assignments,
with the school, finally ending up as a Senior
NCOES Instructor, having taught PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC,
and First Sergeants Course. In 1987 SFC Pfeifer
moved to the 83rd ARCOM staff, as the Asst. Training
NCO, where he was utilized as an evaluator for
all instruction in the 83rd ARCOM operational
area. In 1988, he returned to the 2078th as a
Senior NCOES Instructor.

In
1990, Master Sergeant Pfeifer attended the 79D
MOS Course, and after graduating first in the
class, he became a Senior Retention NCO in the
83rd ARCOM Strength Management Division. In 1992
he was selected by a United States Army Reserve
Command board to be The First U.S. Army Liaison
NCO for Emergency Preparedness to the Ohio National
Guard, State Area Command, at the rank of Sergeant
Major. He was selected as the Command Sergeant
Major for the 391st Military Police Battalion
in 1994, and then as the command Sergeant Major
for the 307th Medical Group in 1998. CSM Pfeifer
was mobilized from the 307th Med Group in March
of 2001 to become the Command Sergeant Major for
Task Force Medical Falcon IV, Camp Bondsteel,
Kosovo. In November of 2001, CSM Pfeifer was selected
to be the Command Sergeant Major of the 643rd
Area Support Group, the senior Army Reserve Noncommissioned
Officer in the State of Ohio. In the third year
of his tenure, he was again deployed, for a 14
month tour at Ft. Polk, LA, as the Command Sergeant
Major for the Mobilization and Demobilization
mission. Upon his return, he asked for, and received
the Command Sergeant Major position at the 325th
Finance Battalion. In 2007 CSM Pfeifer retired
after 30 years of service.

CSM
Pfeifer is a Graduate of the United States Army
Sergeants Major Academy, The Garrison Command
Sergeants Major Course, Senior NCO Battle Staff
Course, First Sergeants Course, Senior NCO Course,
Advanced NCO Course, and Basic NCO Course He has
received the Meritorious Service Medal with two
oak leaf clusters, The Army Commendation Medal
with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, The Army Achievement
Medal, The Good Conduct Medal, The Reserve Component
Achievement Medal with one silver and one bronze
oak leaf cluster, The National Defense Medal with
2 service stars, The Kosovo Campaign Medal with
one campaign star, The Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, The Reserve Medal with M device
and the numeral 2, The NCO Professional Development
Ribbon with the numeral 4, The Army Service Ribbon,
The Overseas Service Ribbon, The Overseas Training
Ribbon, The NATO Ribbon for Kosovo, and The Career
Counselors Badge.CSM Pfeifer resides in Dublin,
Ohio, with his wife, Dawn and his Daughter, Sarah.
He is employed by Stone Search Services as a Senior
Consultant.

Colonel
(ret) James G. Phillips entered the Air Force
in 1969 through the Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps. He flew more than 1200 C-123K
combat resupply sorties in the Republic of Vietnam,
followed by more than a year of temporary duty
assignments to Guam and Thailand to support Strategic
Air Commandâ€s commitment to
Southeast Asia. He completed 43 combat sorties
including operations during Linebacker II, SACâ€s
decisive offensive against North Vietnam.

Colonel
Phillips was also responsible for launching the
first combat aircraft for Operation DESERT STORM
while serving as Assistant Deputy Commander for
Operations for the 2nd Bombardment Wing. This
35-hour round-trip mission was then the longest
combat mission flown in aviation history and marked
the first use of a conventional air launched cruise
missile. Additionally, he served as Commander
of the 801st Bombardment Wing (Provisional) during
the DESERT CALM phase of DESERT STORM. As the
first Commander of the 2nd Operations Group, he
led two B-52s and a KC-10 with a team of 58 airmen
on a history-making exchange visit to Ryazan Air
Base, Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States
(formerly the Soviet Union.)

Colonel
Phillips is a Command Pilot with more than 4800
hours in C-123K, B-52D/E/F/G/H, KC-10, and KC-135A
aircraft. His decorations include the Legion of
Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious
Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the
Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Joint
Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Outstanding
Unit Award with Valor device and four oak leaf
clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Colonel
Phillips and his wife, Patty, both of Columbus,
Ohio, have one daughter and one son.

Colonel
Phillips assumed the rank of Colonel on 1 June
1991
and retired from the United States Air Force on
31 August 1996

Andrew
Pope , Class of 2005

US
Army: February 2011 - present

Started in the Army Reserves, 983rd Engineer BN
after graduating with a B.S. from Tiffin University.
Continued his education at Bowling Green State
University while attending ROTC to obtain a commission
as a 2LT in Field Artillery and a Master's Degree.
Was assigned to 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
at Fort Polk, LA. Served one tour in Afghanistan
from 2015 to 2016.

I
was a combat medic and then continued my education
to become a 91C LPN in the US Army Reserves. I
was part of the 2289th USAH then went to the 2076th
USAR School to teach the 91B Medical Specialist
Course.

Served
on Active Duty from 1968 to 1989, as an Aero Medical
Evacuation Helicopter Pilot (MedEvac/Dust Off
Pilot), and a Health Care Operations Officer.
Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years
of Service. Served one tour of duty in Viet Nam,
as a MedEvac/Dust Off Pilot, for the 1st Cav Division
in 1969-70.

After
Viet Nam there were numerous Command and Staff
positions held in both the U.S. and Europe. My
final assignment was with Headquarters Department
of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General, WDC,
as Health Care Operations Officer. While on Active
Duty I attended the U.S. Army Rotary Wing Flight
School, Basic and Advanced Courses for Medical
Service Corps Officers, the Aerospace Safety Management
Course at the University of Southern California,
and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
at Fort Leavenworth, KS. During Active Service
was qualified as a Master Army Aviator, and awarded
while on Active Duty: The Legion of Merit, three
awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross for Valor,
the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service
Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with
"V" for Valor and 25 Oak Leaf Clusters,
the Army Commendation Medal and Achievement Medals
both with Oak leaf Clusters, the Vietnamese Service
and Campaign Medals, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
with Bronze Star for Valor and numerous other
citations for service.

Upon
retirement from Active Duty, I worked for Omniflight
Helicopters Inc. (an Air Ambulance Contractor)
until 2012 at which time I finally retired. While
at Omniflight I performed the duties of a Line
Pilot, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot and
FAA Certified Check Airman in multiple types of
helicopters. In 2010, I was recognized by the
Helicopter Association International as the "Certified
Flight Instructor of the Year."

Dix
O.Reeves served in the Marine Corps from 1944-1946
and participated in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign,
China Service, and Occupation Service, including
Guadal Canal. He was honorably discharged August
7, 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Fred
Riethmiller, Class of 1987

US
Army from May, 1989 - December, 1997. Enlisted
in 1989 as an Infantryman in the Ohio National
Guard, Fred later completed the Ohio State University
ROTC program and was commissioned as a Regular
Army Officer in 1993.

After
completing Airborne, Air Assault, and Ranger School,
he was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, where he
served a 3 year assignment as a Maintenance Officer
in the 1st Cav Division.

1986-2002
US Army Reserve. Served US Army 1987-1989 and 1990-91
Desert Storm in Medical Laboratory. Presently a
school psychologist, single with 3 AWESOME kids:
Anthony, age 18, a 2008 UA grad; Chris, age 17,
2009UA grad; Somer, age 11.

US
Army 1966 - 1974. Attended OSU Army ROTC, upon
graduation commissioned as 2nd Lt Transportation
officer stationed in Virginia, promoted to 1st
Lt with Transportation Battalion at various locations
throughout Thailand in support of our air operations
(USAF and Air America) during the Vietnam War.

Came
home to 4 more years of Reserved duties. Inactive
status since 1974.

Hunter
Philip Spano, Class of 2009

US
Army. Hunter entered basic training on July 3, 2009
(graduated from UAHS in June) and will be in Ft.
Benning, Georgia until his airborne training is
over; it starts in mid-October.

Enlisted
in the Army National Guard while a senior in high
school. Blackhawk and Huey pilot for 16 years. Duty
stations include; AASF #1, Worthington, OH, AASF
#2, Canton, OH, CECAT, Hilo, HI, Anderson, SC, and
Columbia, SC. Deployed to Honduras, Central America
in 1989. Retired after 21 years of service in 2000.
Married to Harold LeBlanc, another Warrant Officer,
pilot, and former Special Forces soldier, in Hilo,
Hawaii, 1996. Completed my Master's Degree in Teaching
in 2005. I work for Jefferson County Public Schools,
Louisville, KY as an Elementary Special Education
Teacher.

I
am currently an active duty Army Captain serving
with the 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters in
Kandahar, Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring
Freedom. I should return home around August 2013.

I
joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968, and after
graduation from college I served a year in Vietnam
(1971-1972). I subsequently transferred to the Reserves,
and after 28 years I retired as a colonel in 1996.
And yes, thats my son, Matt St. Clair, Class
of 2002. We argue about Army and Marine Corps stuff
all of the time.

I
was in the army from 1988-1991, and served as a
musician and rifleman in the First Armored Division
Band, including service in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and
Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. I'm currently
a software architect living in Waunakee, WI with
my wife and two kids.

I'm
presently stationed in San Diego, CA. aboard the
U.S.S. Boxer LHD-4, an amphibious assault ship.
I'm an electronics technician, responsible for the
maintenance and repair of radio communication. I'll
be stationed here in San Diego for the next 4 years.

Basic
training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio
Texas. Weapons crew for F 100 fighter jets. Converted
to A7 fighter bomber. Served with classmate, Steve
Morley. Many amazing stories to tell. We spent
a two week summer camp in Las Vegas with Air Force
Pilot and classmate Mark Bright.

Spent
the first 18 years working on Avionics, specifically
autopilot and instrument systems. Spent the last
20 years as an aircraft mechanic, crew chief,
on a KC135 tanker. Traveled extensively all over
the world.

Served
20 years as a physician/ophthalmologist in the US
Navy, 1981-2001. Duty stations includes, San Diego,
Bethesda, Oakland, Portsmouth, Memphis, Charleston,
Naples-Italy and the Pentagon. Currently working
in Washington, DC in healthcare information technology.

In
1974 I joined the Army as a heavy truck driver and
was stationed in Colorado Springs Co and Newport
News VA. After being selected for the Recruiting
Command as a recruiter I was assigned to Fremont
CA and Columbus OH. After recruiting high school,
college students and graduates for a couple of years
in Columbus I was selected to recruit medical professionals
and retired in 1999. After retiring from the Army,
I went back to school and finished my degree (With
the help form my wife and the VA). Presently Im
working for Franklin County Board of MR/DD assisting
individuals with cognitive disabilities finding
competitive community employment.

Captain
in the Marine Corps. I am the company commander
stationed at Buckley Air Station in Aurora, Colorado
(Denver). I should be here from 2007-2009. From
2003-2007 I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina where I did three tours in Iraq.

U.S.
Navy Captain Scott R. Whaley (UAHS '89) entered
Norwich University in Northfield, VT as a member
of the Corps of Cadets. He graduated in 1993 as
an Ensign with a Bachelors of Arts in International
Studies and immediately reported to Dam Neck, VA
for the Intelligence Officers Basic Course.

CAPT
Whaleys initial assignment was as an Intelligence
Officer on the USS SARATOGA (CV 60) stationed
in Mayport, FL where he completed a Mediterranean
and Adriatic deployment. His second tour was as
an Air Wing Intelligence Officer for Carrier Airwing
Seventeen (CVW 17) at Naval Air Station Oceana,
VA where he deployed aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN
65) to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. Following,
he attended the Naval Post Graduate School earning
a M.A. in National Security Affairs. Upon graduating,
he served a tour at the Joint Interagency Task
Force South in Key West, FL. At JIATF-S, he initially
served as the Senior
Intelligence Watch Officer, and completed the
tour as the Imagery Branch Head. CAPT Whaley was
next assigned to the Joint Warfare Analysis Center
in Dahlgren, VA where he served as JWACs
CENTCOM Intelligence Team Lead during OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM, and concluded the tour as Intelligence
Operations Director. Carrier Strike Group Six
(CSG 6) as the Assistant Intelligence Officer
in Mayport, FL was his next operational tour.
While assigned to CSG 6, CAPT Whaley deployed
to Djibouti, Africa for 12 months with the Joint
Task Force-Horn of Africa (JTF-HOA) as the Senior
Intelligence Analyst. Returning from Djibouti,
he reported to HQ Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
in Tampa, FL as the Chief of Targets and ultimately
as the Chief of an elite team providing predictive
geospatial analytics for deployed Special Operations
Forces. While at SOCOM, CAPT Whaley completed
a deployment to Afghanistan assigned to a Joint
Special Operations Task Force. A tour as the USS
NIMITZ (CVN 68) Ships Intelligence Officer was
next, stationed out of both San Diego, CA and
Bremerton, Washington. As the SIO, CAPT Whaley
was responsible for all intelligence and cryptologic
support to NIMITZ. Service in the Intelligence
Directorate for the Joint Chiefs of Staff was
next. His tour was split between serving as a
watch officer in the National Military Command
Center (NMCC) and serving as the Battlespace Awareness
Division Chief working future ISR requirements
for the DoD, at the U.S. Pentagon in Washington,
D.C. CAPT Whaley is now the Joint ISR Section
Chief on the International Military Staff at NATO
Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

CAPT
Whaley has served nearly 23 active years in the
U.S. Navy. His awards include the Defense Meritorious
Service Medal (6 awards), Meritorious Service
Medal, Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation
Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal,
and various unit and service awards. He has also
won the Layton Leadership Award and the Armys
Knowlton Award. He has earned his Information
Dominance Corps warfare device and is a level
III Joint Qualified Officer.

CAPT
Whaley recently celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary
with his wife, the former Ms. Jenny Davis, also
from Upper Arlington (UAHS '90).

US
Navy, August 1966 to January 1997, retired as a
Chief Petty Officer

Military
Occupational Specialty: Storekeeper. Designated
as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS)
in 1982. Served on numerous classes of afloat
vessels and on 3 shore stations during my career.

Afloat
commands included tours of duty on vessels deployed
to Viet Nam, Beirut, the First Gulf War, and the
UN Peacekeeping Force in the Adriatic Sea. The
shore stations included duty as a staff member
at Commander Naval Surface Force US Atlantic Fleet;
Home Town Recruiter in Columbus 1978-1980; and
Supply Officer and General Military Instructor
at NROTC, University of Florida.

Upon
retirement from the navy in 1997, I joined Florida
Pest Control in Gainesville, Florida, retiring
as a Supervisor in the Household Pest Division,
in the fall of 2012. Hobbies: Amateur Radio Operator;
1995 to present, currently the President of the
Gainesville Amateur Club.

I
was in the Navy Nurse Corps: 2 years at OSU Nursing
School in the Navy's Nurse Corp Candidate Program
and 3 years active duty at the Portsmouth Naval
Hospital, Portsmouth, VA. I was a full Lieutenant
when I was discharged 8/1976.

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